diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1043e4ba9..1d143110c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pcre2 = dependency('libpcre2-8')
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server', version: '>=1.21.0')
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
-wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.24')
+wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.24', default_options: ['tests=false'])
 xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon', version: '>=1.5.0')
 cairo = dependency('cairo')
 pango = dependency('pango')